Re: What in Tarnation?
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Originally Posted by cas3
looks pretty good for a hillbilly, and thats a fact coming from another hillbilly. what trans are you running, i forgot, looks like the gm bell housing. one of my 5.9's i had rebuilt and the cummins factory cream colored paint would not come off with two dunks in the builders caustic tank, so we left it on. keep up the reports, skip
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It's a GM SM465 Granny low 4 speed. Pretty much a 3 speed tranny for all intents and purposes from an '82 one ton gmc. I used the same in my last 6at conversion which was a 59 f350 with a later sterling 10 1/4 rear with 4.11 gears. It would do an honest 80 mph (satelite speedometer) on the interstate, but the gears were too far apart for normal daily use. I think the 4.86 gears in my tonner will help and I rarely leave the island with it's 40 mph top speed limit. And yes, it's off topic, but so is a T5 or an alternator. At least it doesn't have a mustang 2 front clip or (gag) low profile 20" aluminum rims.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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04-05-2020, 10:53 PM
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